Monte Grande: What is Life?

Documentary account of a man’s life in the face of imminent death – Francisco Varela's story told affectionately and gently, touchingly and astutely. Varela spent his life building bridges: between Western science and Eastern wisdom, neurobiology and philosophy, abstract theory and practical life. This film seeks to deconstructs the prevailing division between science and art.

Director: Franz Reichle

Cast

Heinz von Foerster

Self

Tenzin Gyatso

Self

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Amy Cohen Varela

Self

Humberto Maturana

Self

Leonor Varela

Self

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Francisco Varela

Self

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Leonor Palma

Self